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This trip is jam packed with exciting events and activities, It is a great oppotunity to visit China's most famous cities and towns where Taiji, Qigong and Kung Fu were born, also excellent training seminars with some of China's most highly respected Tai Chi & Qigong Masters and opportunity to meet and exchange practice experiences with enthusiasts in China.

As well as Martial Arts Pilgrimmage and training, we will also be visiting some of world's famous and most fascinating cultural attractions;

Beijing (Capital of China full of Culture and properity)

• Great Wall - First of the new seven wonders of the world
• Forbidden city - the world famous imperial palace of five hundred years
• Temple of Heaven - on of the most unique temple in the world where emperors of last 600 years preyed for harvest, peace and good fortune for the people and country.
• Beihai Park - Beautiful imperial Gardens for hundreds of years, beautifully built with amazing pavillions, lake and temple.
• Silk Factory to see how silk is farmed and weaved into beautiful garments (Gulit, Suits and beddings)
• Tai Chi & Qigong training with famous Tai Chi Masters - 2 full day and 2 half days on Yang Style Taiji (24 Step Hand Form & 32 Step Sword form) and Yi Yinjing Health Qigong suitable for enthusiasts or their families of all levels and styles.
• Tai Chi in the park - moring visit to a park to see people practise Tai Chi in the park and exchange experiences with enthusiasts of China.

Handan (Home city of the Great Yang & Woo Style Tai Chi Founders)

• Visit the Old City Wall with over 2000 years of history
• Meeting Tai Chi Enthusiasts in the Park - exchange experiences, push hand with the masters in Woo/Hao Style
• Visit the family residence of the great Yang Lu Chan and Woo Yu xiang, founders of Yang Style and Woo/Hao Style Tai Chi watch old msters demonstrated traditional Taiji.

Wudang Mountain (one of the most sacred mountains in Taoism and legendary home of Tai Chi)

• Visit one of the beautifully built Taoist temple, purple Heaven palace (500 Years old) in China
• pilgrimmage to the highest and most breathtaking temple the Golden Summit palace (2000 metres height) where you could admire the achitectural wonders of the temples and have a bird's eye view of the mountain to appreciate the natural beauty this mountain offers.
• Qigong / Chi Kung Training session 1.5 hour (optional @ £10pp minimum 10 people) with Taoist monk
• Watch Wudang Kung Fu Show by Toaist monks (subject to availability at the time of travel)

Henan Province - Shaolin Temple

• visit the world famous Shaolin Temple pay respect to this ancient sacred monument and be inspired by the spiritual aura of the temple
• Watch Kung Fu demonstration by Shaolin monks - amazing performance from the origin of Chinese Martial arts

This trip is organised in partnership with
Longfei Taijiquan Assosciation (GB)
and taichilife.com

 

We will be flying to Beijing with an European airline or United Emerate Via a European City

The trip is in total 16 days from 3rd to 18th April

Day 1 – Sat 4th April
Departure for Beijing
Day 2 – Sun 5th April
Arrive in Beijing, transfer to hotel and rest for the day, Welcome Party in the evening.
Day 3 – Mon 6th April
Tai Chi Training 9.00am – 5.00pm (2hr Lunch)
Day 4 – Tue 7th April
Forbidden City (magnificent palace with a thousand years of history) and Tianmen Square (the biggest city square in the world)
Day 5 - Wed 8th April
Morning Qigong Training (8.00-11.00am) and exchange experience with Tai Chi enthusiasts in the park then visit the Temple of Heaven. Visit Silk Factory, Afternoon visit to Beihai Park (another royal garden for the emperor)
Day 6 – Thurs 9th April
Visit the “Mu Tian Yu” section (one of the most breathtaking part of the wall) of Great Wall, one of the new seven wonders of the world, and admire this thousand year old architecture, Jade Factory to learn how to distinguish real jade from the fakes
Day 7 – Friday 10th April
Tai Chi Training 9.00am – 5.00pm (2hr Lunch)
Day 8 – Sat 11th April
Morning train to Handan city, the home city of Yang and Woo/Hao Family, visit local scenery
Day 9 – Sun 12th April
Morning Tai Chi exchanges in the park with enthusiasts of Yang and Hao family style in Handan and exchange experience in Pushing hands
Day 10 – Mon 13th April
Travel to the old town and city wall of Yongnian town, visit the residence of Yang Lu Chan and Woo Yu Xiang, founders of Yang and Woo Style. See old masters demonstrate orthodox Yang and Woo Tai Chi. Overnight train to Wudang mountain
Day 11 – Tues 14th April
Arrive at noon in Wudang Mountain and visit the South Cliff and Check into hotel on the mountain
Day 12 – Wed 15 April
Walk up to the golden peak summit palace, Optional cable car up (£5 Approx.) and cable car down. Visit Purple heaven palace Temple
Day 13 – Thurs 16th April
Morning train to Zheng Zhou. Check into hotel and rest for the day
Day 14 – Fri 17th April
Morning visit to the famous Shaolin Temple and watch Shaolin kung fu show
Day 15 – Sat 18th April
Morning flight to Beijing & rest for the day. (Dinner not included)
Day 16 – Sun 19th April
Deapart for the UK (via an European airline)

A deposit of £490.00 is required with the booking, the remanider of the fees can either be paid before the 15th December or by Instalments.

Trip Fee (16 Days)	£1600.00 all inclusive (except some meals during free activities)
Single Supplement	£260.00 (we will try to match two people into one room, but if for ay reason that can't be done, single supplement will apply)

Anyone who is interested in attending the festival, is reuqired to fill in a booking form and send it to us together with a deposit of £400.00 (non refundable after 15th August). Remainder of the fee and fee for the international air tickets need to be paid by the end of August.

Payment Method
Participant could either pay in full at time of booking by Cheque (Cheque made payable to Tai Chi Link) or credit card (there will be a 3% admin charge for credit card payment), or by instalment. Cost without international flight would be £1150.00

Payment in Euros or US Dollars could only be made through Paypal. Please send in booking form and we will email Link for payement for Paypal.

Instalment method:
Deposit - £500.00 pay with booking (non refundable after 30/11/2008)
1st Instalment - £500.00 pay by 31/01/2009
2nd Instalment - £600.00 pay before 10/03/2009

Please print out and fill in the booking form and send back to

Tai Chi Link
8 Flamborough Way
Coseley
West Midlands WV14 9UD

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